Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent is a turn-based JRPG developed by Square Enix. When an already existing game gets a mobile spin-off, there is a collective sigh of disappointment. Rightfully so, recent examples like Diablo Immortal show that there can be a well-made game ruined by...
Live A Live is a turn-based JRPG developed by Square Enix. This game is a remake of the original bearing the same title from 1994. Not only was it remade in the stunning "2D-HD" art style, similar to Octopath Traveler, and Triangle Strategy. It also freed the game from being exclusive to...
Game types and genres allow us to classify and pigeonhole the barrage of games released on a weekly basis. Game types like Shump, Metroidvania, Sim, and Strategy are defined by over 30 years worth of games. Through heuristics, the gaming community has come to use these abbreviated descriptions to...
Stray is a third-person, exploration-based adventure game developed by BlueTwelve Studio for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. It tells the story of a cat separated from its pack after falling into a walled city inhabited by robots. As the cat, you traverse the city to uncover its mysteries...
Bright Memory: Infinite is a sci-fi action first-person shooter developed by FYQD Studio. This game is the direct follow-up to Bright Memory from 2019. An incomprehensible game I found to be very fun. With excellent first-person shooter gameplay mixed in with hack and slash melee combat that felt...
As Dusk Falls is an interactive point-and-click game developed by INTERIOR/NIGHT where your choices truly matter. The game was first unveiled during the 2022 Xbox and Bethesda showcase. Set around a robbery gone wrong during the 1990s in a small Arizona town, the story was a thrill ride from start...
Today's list of available monitors can quickly become overwhelming. Enter the Omen 27u gaming monitor. This monitor is one of the few 4K monitors I have used and tested that made it enjoyable to game on my PC or console and do the daily workload for my job. The 4K display, with its vibrant...
F1 22 is the latest offering in the racing franchise from long-time developer Codemasters. Reviewing games which have yearly releases such as the F1 series can be difficult. Fans have certain expectations, and if they are not met, the game is often berated. Developers are incentivized by PR and...
The HP Victus 15 is a relaunch of sorts for HP's aspirations in the ultrabook category. The previous HP Pavilion line had seen a strong run, but this year, the team went back to the drawing board. A fully redesigned external chassis accompanies beefed-up internals to produce a laptop that...
Sometimes, letting something cook for a long time turns out beautifully. Cuphead's long-awaited DLC, The Delicious Last Course, just became the newest exemplar of this philosophy. In a time when fanbases can get maddeningly toxic about possible video game delays while other games get rushed to...